Monday, April 26, 2010
Respect
As a teacher I see a lot of disrespect from my students both to me and to classmates. I also see how a lack of self-respect often leads to other discipline problems in class. I am interested to hear what you, as students feel about this issue. I would also appreciate it if you could respond to the questions regarding respect in schools, that are located to the right on this blog.
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It would seem obvious for people to treat one another with respect. There are usually two problem areas regarding respect. 1st - it must be started at home as parents teach their children what respect is and how to show it to others. 2nd - Respect continues as people become selfless and care about others before themselves.
ReplyDeleteThe benefits to treating others with respect are endless. It causes a greater sense of unity, creates a common understanding of how the person showing the respect wants to be treated, and sets a great example to the others watching.
1) I do not believe it is ever necessary or okay to treat another person with disrespect.
ReplyDelete2) The benefits of treating another person with respect is in return respect from that person, a level of professionalism is shown to others, and future relationships can come out of one person showing another respect.
3) In my school my classmates are best known by the lifestyle they live at school and not their home lifestyles. The type of person or the personality traits that one has can get in the way of getting to know someone better. If you have a lot in common with someone, the more likely you are to getting to know them better.
4) I often see a lack of respect towards teachers in the excessive use of "back talk", and the body language given off by other students in reaction to a teachers certain action or statement. This particular act of disrespect is absolutely wrong and unacceptable. The student in this case would be out of line.
5) The overall way people are treated at school reflects the actions of those around them. It differs from day to day. If one student gives off a mean or hateful attitude, then that same attitude should be expected back from that person. I like most that most people can enjoy themselves at school because of the presence of their classmates. I feel this way because disrespect if an issue that should not be tolerated on any level and is an act of insubordination which should be punished highly.
1. I don't think that anyone should treat someone with disrespect.
ReplyDelete2. If you treat someone with respect they will respect you back and overall most people that respect others are just nicer people and they are liked more.
3. I know my most of my classmates because I am really good friends with alot of them. I don't know some of them very well though. I think just the fact that we are in a classroom all day keeps students from getting to know their classmates because unless you hang outside of school you don't really get to know them that well. I also think personalities keep people from building a relationship because people are different and not everyone gets along.
4. I see other kids bullying students at school and being disrespectful towards other students and it hurts me because they are causing pain in that one kids life and they are destroying his or her confidence and attitude toward things. I also hear people using bad language and I think that is really disrespectful. Another example is when students are disrespectful towards their teachers because it just disrupts the class and makes the teachers feel bad because teachers have feelings too and sometimes we just disagree with them so much that we don't care about them.
5. I don't like when people put other people down. I do however like when we work together and respect eachothers wishes because it just makes the school a better place and a happier place.
1. Never is there a time or place for direspect to occur. Not only is respect acceptable but it is expected, especially with an authority figure.
ReplyDelete2. The golden rule can definitely applied to this question. "Treat others the way you want to be treated" may seem cliche but it has stood the test of time for a reason. Not only will someone be respected in return, but others can perceive the type of character one has by the respect that is given to others by the individual.
3. I feel like my classmates know each other to a certain limit. Academics, I believe, play a huge role in the whole "clique" phenomenon. The difference in classes one is taking and their GPA play a huge barrier in relationships. Also, most of the people in highschool have known each other for years so it is hard to form new relationships in a tight knit group of students.
4. The disrepect shown at my school involves the student and teacher relationship. Students are very disrespectful to teachers most of the time and teachers, in return, become very impatient. However the students, a lot of the time, are the ones who break the respect chain first. Most students believe that they can get away with treating their teachers any way they please. Students try to justify this disrespect by saying they do not have to obey them because the teacher is not their parent. Honestly this irks me because I know that if someone does not learn respect early on, the rest of their life will be harder than it has to be. Respect is a key quality that can get one far in life.
5. I dislike the way students try to justify their actions of disrespect and other harsh qualities. I love the fact that school offers a place where unity can occur, in the right settings, and here people can learn to build one another up.
I too see a generation of children/students that have not been held accountable for their actions and behavior. It should never be acceptable for a student to disrespct an adult and also for a teacher to speak in a disrespectful manner to a student or peer.
ReplyDeleteMore training would be useful for teachers in dealing with this new generation, where more and more students do not learn this skill at home.
I think that as a nation we have become so disrespectful to everything that it is no wonder why our young people disrespect teachers. We have to start one step at a time, I respect you, then you respect me. In the movie, freedom writers the young people stated that they do not respect anyone just because, now you have to show to receive.
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